Ben Horowitz of the enterprise capital agency Andreessen Horowitz and his partner Felicia Horowitz are reportedly behind the Cybertruck donations to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division.
What Occurred: Horowitz’s donation didn’t undergo the LVMPD Basis, which raises funds to help the metropolitan police division, the Las Vegas Evaluate-Journal reported.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the LVMPD introduced earlier this week that the division will likely be including 10 Cybertrucks to its fleet for patrol and SWAT operations. The “badass” vans, he then mentioned, had been donated and wouldn’t pressure the division’s normal price range.
“By the way in which, we ordered these earlier than the Trump Tower [explosion],” McMahill mentioned. “However I’ll inform you, we would like this stuff as a result of the cops inside will likely be secure it doesn’t matter what. These cease bullets. They’re additionally an amazing recruitment device for us.”
The sheriff didn’t identify the donors then, resulting in speculations that the vans may need been donated by Tesla CEO Elon Musk himself.
Why It Issues: Unplugged Efficiency, which provides customization choices and upgrades on Tesla automobiles, on Friday posted footage of LVMPD chief Mike Gennari and his workforce at its facility beside a Cybertruck. The workforce will modify the vans for the police workforce’s use.
The LVMPD shouldn’t be the primary police division to deploy a Cybertruck. The Irvine police division in October unveiled its custom-made Cybertruck supposed to help its Drug Abuse Resistance Training (DARE) program and neighborhood outreach efforts. The truck won’t be used as a patrol automobile, the division then mentioned. Nevertheless, the car is fully equipped and could respond to emergencies and supply neighborhood help when wanted, the division added.
The high-end variant of the Cybertruck begins at $99,990 with out reductions, implying Horowitz donated about 1,000,000 {dollars}.
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